Dr. Anirban Basu

Chairman & CEO, Sage Policy Group, Inc.

Anirban Basu is chairman & CEO of Sage Policy Group, Inc., a Baltimore-based economic and policy consultancy he founded in 2004.  He serves the chief economist function for many organizations, including the Maryland Bankers Association and Associated Builders and Contractors.  The Baltimore Business Journal named him one of the region’s 20 most powerful business leaders in 2010.  In 2022, he entered the Daily Record newspaper’s Circle of Influence.  He is the distinguished economist in residence at Goucher College, where he teaches History of Economic Thought. He holds four graduate degrees, including a J.D. and a Ph.D.

Jenn Donahue

President, JL Donahue Engineering

Jenn Donahue, PhD, is a retired US Navy Captain and Commodore for an 1,800-personnel Regiment. She is also a civil engineer who works on large scale, high profile geotechnical projects. Over her military career, Jenn has built a bridge across the Euphrates River in the midst of the Iraq war, commanded an 800-personnel Battalion in Afghanistan, and constructed combat outposts in the middle of deserts filled with insurgents. Jenn has designed the seismic plans for a bridge over the Panama Canal and built roads by drilling and blasting in Ketchikan. She is the President of JL Donahue Engineering. 

Matt Havens

International Speaker and Generational Expert

Matt Havens is not your typical speaker.  His uncanny ability to provide real-world solutions in a relatable and humorous way have made him one of the quickest up-and-coming speakers in the industry. Matt’s signature style began in corporate America, where by 25 he pitched the C-suite boardroom of a Fortune 25 company on his plan to lead enterprise-wide transformations to capitalize on the “Millennial” opportunities present in the marketplace and the workforce. He now brings his simple yet profound solutions to companies, associations, and small businesses across North America. His stated mission is to put perspective into action – both professionally and personally – by helping audiences focus less on what divides us and focus more on the bonds which pull all humans together.

Steve Nudelberg

Author, Sales Trainer, Consultant, On the Ball

Steve Nudelberg is an author, expert sales trainer, consultant, keynote speaker, and serial entrepreneur. Steve created On the Ball – a company that invests time and talent in emerging businesses and corporate teams to help them grow. Steve is an energetic powerhouse who infuses adrenaline and ideas to ignite individuals and teams to sharpen overall performance. Steve’s specialty within organizations centers on creating daily sales processes, sales acceleration and development, social selling, the art of building relationships, storytelling, and pipeline development.

Jason Mlicki

Principal, Rattleback

Jason Mlicki has been advising A/E firms on marketing matters for 20+ years. He co-hosts the professional services marketing podcast, Rattle & Pedal, and has been a featured speaker at numerous marketing and industry events including SMPS and ACEC. His agency has worked with many A/E firms and industry service providers including Deltek, HMC Architects, Knowledge Architecture, MSA, Open Asset, SMMA, SME, and Stantec.

Chandra Storrusten

CEO & Chief Value Creation Officer, Visible Value

Chandra is passionate about helping leaders and their organizations transform. She fosters sustainable value creation strategies that allow companies to capitalize on pivotal opportunities during growth, transitions, and transformations. Chandra inspires her clients to be mission, values, and purpose-driven organizations that attain long-term resiliency. Her clients become innovative leaders in their industry, achieve their vision, and consistently out-perform their competition. Chandra’s passion for transformation extends beyond her clients. She serves on numerous Boards and was previously an Advisor to the Transformative Leadership in Disruptive Times Program at George Washington University School of Business. Chandra obtained an Executive MBA from Duke University – Fuqua School of Business and served on their Alumni Council. She enjoys traveling, cooking, and spending time with her husband and family.

Taylor T. Dolan

Member, Lee/Shoemaker

Taylor is an experienced business and corporate attorney that advises design firms in a wide range of mergers and acquisitions and internal ownership transitions. Taylor listens to the client’s goals and guides each transaction from term sheet to closing to ensure both business and personal goals are met. She has hands-on experience in structuring, negotiating, and documenting transactions and advising clients through the integration process.

Steve Gido, CFA

Principal, ROG+ Partners

Steve Gido specializes in corporate financial advisory services with a focus on mergers and acquisitions. Steve has assisted architecture, engineering, environmental consulting and construction firms of all sizes across North America achieve their growth or liquidity goals through successful mergers & acquisitions. Steve has over 25 years of investment banking experience and holds the chartered financial analyst (CFA) designation from the CFA Institute.

David Sullivan, Jr., CPA

Partner, A&E Practice, PKF O’Connor Davies LLP 

David leads PKF O’Connor Davies’ Architecture & Engineering practice. He has over 30 years of experience advising owners of A&E firms on financial, tax, ownership transition, and merger and acquisition matters. David and the PKFOD A&E team provide creative tax and financial solutions to firms across the country.

Javier Baldor

CEO, BST Global

Javier is Chief Executive Officer and a Principal Shareholder of BST Global. Javier leads a global team of professionals responsible for the market introduction of BST Global’s business software products and cloud solutions. Javier is also instrumental in crafting and implementing the company’s business strategy, overall vision and mission with the BST Global leadership team. In addition to his role as CEO of BST Global, Javier serves on the ACEC Research Institute Board of Directors. Javier joined BST Global in 1989 and has served in various capacities during his tenure. In 1999, Javier was the primary catalyst in establishing a global vision for BST Global, and since that time, the company has flourished from its roots as a North American–centric business to a prosperous and vibrant global software organization. Today, with the steadfast support of fellow senior leadership and committed professionals globally, BST Global operates across an international network of offices and has clients leveraging BST Global’s solutions in 65 countries on six continents. Javier holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from the University of Tampa in Tampa, Florida.

Greg Knarr 

Director, alliantgroup

Since joining alliantgroup in 2010, Knarr has partnered with the nation's leading CPA firms to help maximize the tax claims of hundreds of companies. He specializes in helping businesses in industries such as manufacturing, tooling, machining, architecture and engineering. He is a frequet featured speaker and author on topics related to the availability and utilization of the R&D Tax Credit. He graduated from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University.

Ian Rusk, ASA, CM&AA

Managing Principal, ROG+ Partners

Ian Rusk has spent over twenty years working with hundreds of architecture, engineering and environmental consulting firms, large and small, through-out the U.S. and abroad with a focus on ownership planning, business valuation, ESOP advisory services, mergers &  acquisitions, and strategic planning. Ian is a professionally trained and accredited business appraiser and holds the Accredited Senior Appraiser (ASA) designation with the American Society of Appraisers. He also holds the Certified Merger & Acquisition Advisor (CM&AA) designation from the Alliance of Merger & Acquisition Advisors.

Michael O’Brien, ASA, CM&AA

Principal, ROG+ Partners

With more than twenty years of corporate financial advisory experience, Michael O’Brien works with thousands of companies across many different industries providing business valuation, fairness and solvency opinions, mergers and acquisitions, internal ownership transition consulting, ESOPs, and strategic planning. Michael is dedicated to assisting firms in the architecture, engineering and environmental consulting industry. His experience includes conducting business valuations and appraisals for a variety of purposes, including complex fairness and solvency opinions, litigation support, establishment and maintenance of employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) and general management purposes.